Glazed Honey Bars
Recipe information
Yield
about 2 dozen bars
Ingredients
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup honey
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. In a mixing bowl, beat the oil, honey, granulated sugar, and egg. Stir the cinnamon into the flour. Stir this into the sugar mixture and mix well. Stir in the nuts. Spread the batter in the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand a few moments while you make the glaze: In a bowl, stir together the confectioners’ sugar, mayonnaise, milk, and vanilla. Pour the glaze over the cake and spread it with a metal spatula. Let cool, then cut into bars.
The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. © 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved.
Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.
